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Bar Council and Law Society lack confidence in flexible courts

Bar 'unhappy' about engaging with shift-sitting experiment unless its concerns are properly evaluated

New wine, new bottles

The new anti-money laundering regulations build on the approach developed under the previous rules but much is new, too, and law firms shouldn't just blindly re-use the same processes to ensure compliance. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

A more than half empty glass

Jackson LJ has not addressed the root causes of high costs in clin neg claims, which may lead to serious, unintended consequences for patient safety, explains Peter Walsh

A further step along the fixed costs road

Lord Justice Jackson's report on extending the fixed costs regime is a welcome development, writes Kerry Underwood

Lawyers and accountants: A level playing field?

Are recent regulator proposals a bad move for the solicitor profession or will they make legal services more readily available to a wider audience, wonders Viv Williams

The legal millennial

Generation Y's focus on varied tasks and work-life balance isn't about being work-shy; it's about being flexible to get the best out of employees, explains Charlotte Parkinson

Is there a contract if the parties have been drinking?

Fiona Parry considers whether a defence of“but I had been drinking”will suffice to avoid a contract

Chasing the holy grail

Lord Justice Jackson has scaled back his fixed costs proposals, but this is far from the end of the story, writes John van der Luit-Drummond